Local opinion: Arizonans are ready for solar
Driving into Phoenix from Tucson for a meeting in June, it’s striking how the temperature rises as you approach the city. The clear blue desert sky turns hazy brown over the metro area, a reminder of our air pollution issues. While it will always be hot in the summer, there are solutions to the rising […]
Arizona Public Service summer rate hike sparks controversy
As summer temperatures soar, so do the electric bills for Arizona Public Service (APS) customers. Many residents are expressing frustration over the sharp increase in their monthly energy costs, with some seeing their bills skyrocket despite no change in their electricity usage. APS attributes the price hike to increased energy consumption during the hotter months.
Energy Regulation in Arizona Has Never Been More Important
A shift in the regulatory environment at the Arizona Corporation Commission, utilities lagging in the reductions required by climate science, and load growth from economic development provide both challenges and opportunities for the energy transition in the state.
Opinion: The future of clean energy? It’s in the voter’s hands!
You’ve probably driven on the Loop 202 recently and noticed the highway signs alerting you of another ‘high pollution advisory’ day. If you haven’t seen the air quality alerts, perhaps your sign of climate change in Arizona is reaching you more viscerally through dehydration—or, worse, heat exhaustion—thanks to persistent days of extreme summer temperatures. Regardless […]
Tucson Electric defends long-term power plans as it shifts away from coal
Tucson Electric Power Co. and Arizona’s other major utilities have big plans on how to best supply increasing demand for electricity, as they shift away from the coal-fired power plants that largely powered the state for decades.
Stop Massive Bella Gas Plant
Seguro Energy filed for a certificate of environmental compatibility with the Arizona Power Plant & Transmission Line Siting Committee. Project Bella is the largest stand-alone gas plant being proposed in Arizona.
Another Southwest Gas rate hike many families can’t afford
Just last year, Southwest Gas and its stockholders celebrated the largest revenue increase in company history, thanks to the company’s back-to-back rate hikes on Arizona customers in 2022 and 2023. Here we are in 2024 and gas company executives once again are making plans to hike utility bills for the third time in three years! […]
Local opinion: Your ACC vote could save money, fight climate change
Our elected Commissioners at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) have the authority to create enormous value for Arizona but have declined to do so. Instead of creating value they are allowing and exacerbating avoidable damages and costs charged to ratepayers and taxpayers.
Arizona Corporation Commission has Single-Digit Approval from Latiné Voters, according to a New Poll from Chispa Arizona
A new poll released today by Chispa AZ reveals that only 8% of Latiné voters in Arizona believe the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is taking the state in the right direction. This poll of over 500 Latiné voters from across the state is the first of its kind to provide insight into what Latiné voters […]
Regulators exempt Mohave County power plant from environmental review
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted to exempt a 200-megawatt power plant expansion in Mohave County from environmental review, upending the way the commission has regulated power plants for decades. State law requires utilities to obtain a certificate of environmental compatibility before building power plants larger than 100 megawatts. But UniSource Energy asked regulators to rule […]
